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Posted by Neil Miller (neil@filmschoolrejects.com) on June 4, 2008

Disbelief Net

Lionsgate has launched a new viral marketing website for the upcoming documentary Religulous, which features HBO talkshow host and famous non-believer Bill Maher taking on the world of religion. Along with Borat director Larry Charles, Maher has traveled the world to explore the state of world religion and ultimately get people laughing in the process. As he told Larry King, “there is something about religion today that is inherently funny.”

The website, Disbeliefnet.com, serves as a marketing tool as well as a portal into the mind of Bill Maher, who is one of the most publicly vocal cynics of organized religion around. And who can blame him for being a little jaded — as religion is often what is written on the front side of the violence train as it barrels through regions of the world. I’m not saying that I agree with everything Maher has to say, but like Michael Moore he often has a point.

Ultimately though, whether or not you believe (or don’t believe) the way Maher does, his intent seems to be to make you laugh. As long as you don’t take yourself too seriously, you just may, as the guy is generally pretty damn funny. In fact, the website itself is off to a good start, with articles such as “Kosher Cellphones for the Observant Jew” and “Evolution of the Burkini”. And there are also funny ads:

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Come on people… You know those make you chuckle.

Either way, Religulous is set to hit theaters in a limited fashion on October 3, 2008. I would expect protests to begin at least a few days beforehand. In the mean time, visit Disbeliefnet.com and either laugh your ass off or make yourself more repressed and angry — whatever comes first.


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  • Mark
    Out of sheer curiosity, does anyone wonder if the XXXChurch.com people might be upset about Lionsgate using their own logo to satirize them? A media conglomerate abusing a legit non-profit organization? Brilliant.

    I can't help but note the irony that Bill Maher actually falls right into the category he satirizes. Moderate people don't make full blown comedy specials about issues they're not overly passionate about. Extremists do that. Bill Maher is no different than the people he draws his humor from. He's a religious nutjob, he just thinks his religion is obviously the right one. Here's hoping he satirizes secular humanists, atheists, and agnostics for the sake of objectivity.
  • Matt Garrett
    And like Michael Moore, he'll no doubt skew the facts to fit his jaded point of view.
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